. Travels and researches in Crete. BISHOPKIC OF ALLYNGUS. 129 Kritza, however, there is a singular hill and ruinedcity upon it, of great antiquity and in a remarkablygood state of preservation, and which I shall nextdescribe, as it lies upon the route most convenient fora traveller to take in exploring the district. More-over the site is very singular and interesting from itscraterlike form. I made the accompanying sketch ofthe ground-plan of its position and character, and referthe reader to the following chapter for its Plain Sketch ufGO O LAS the/ JhvcCent/PLUS. Sra
. Travels and researches in Crete. BISHOPKIC OF ALLYNGUS. 129 Kritza, however, there is a singular hill and ruinedcity upon it, of great antiquity and in a remarkablygood state of preservation, and which I shall nextdescribe, as it lies upon the route most convenient fora traveller to take in exploring the district. More-over the site is very singular and interesting from itscraterlike form. I made the accompanying sketch ofthe ground-plan of its position and character, and referthe reader to the following chapter for its Plain Sketch ufGO O LAS the/ JhvcCent/PLUS. Sralo. -J SOOlHa-ds A. Hound/ Cyclopean/ JuriesC . JempU, of Mtrvtrvn caistxrroucei$ ajici7vOV4&srezavi sr^lf-s of Jwtiovr. VOL. I. 130 CHAPTEK XIII. THE KOTTTES BETWEEN MIRABELLA AND SPINA LONG A, AND ALSOTO KRITZA THE UPLAND BASIN OE LAKONIA A REMARK-ABLE SITE OYER IT—THE YERT EARLY CHARACTER OE THE RUINS IDENTITY WITH OLUS AND OLERUS THE OLERIAN MINERVA, HER CELEBRATED TEMPLE AND EESTIYAL—WOODENSTATUE TO ERTTOMARTIS, BY D^IDALUS KRITZA THE PRE-SENT CAPITAL OE THE MIRABELLA—ITS EINE SITUATION THE SITE OE MINOA IDENTIEIED AT THE HEAD OE THE GULF OE MIRABELLA THE EEWNESS OE ITS REMAINS EXPLAINED BY A RECENT SUBMERGENCE OE THE EASTERN HALE OECRETE. The little upland plain of Lakonia recently mentioned,having no outlet or visible katavothron, as in theLasethe, the melted snow and winter-rains which floodit remain spread over a large portion of this basinthroughout the year
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